I have to agree with you. This sets a pretty bad precedent, but funnily enough, it only does so in front of the people who read The Guardian. So no harm done, s

I have to agree with you. This sets a pretty bad precedent, but funnily enough, it only does so in front of the people who read The Guardian. So no harm done, since the people most likely to be influenced by mental gymnastics like this are actually the ones reading the paper anyway.